Genesis 24:56
And he said to them, Do not hinder me, seeing Jehovah has prospered my way: send me away, and I will go to my master.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
57And they said, Let us call the maiden and inquire at her mouth.
Cross References
Genesis 45:9Haste and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus says thy son Joseph: God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, tarry not.
Proverbs 25:25[As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:55-62
Rebekah's Departure. ( b. c. 1857.) 54 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master. 55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go. 56 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master. 57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth. 58… Read the whole commentary →